Malfate (Tpb) Petit Chris Petit, Christopher

A London cop chases a suspect into the labyrinth of European noir — and loses himself in the process. Christopher Petit's thriller follows a detective drawn into a murky world of smuggling, betrayal, and moral compromise that stretches from England to the Continent. The investigation twists through shadowy backrooms and border towns where everyone has something to hide, and the line between hunter and hunted blurs with every mile. Petit writes with the cool precision of le Carré but dials up the paranoia — this is espionage stripped of glamour, all grey skies and grinding gears. The prose is lean, the atmosphere thick with dread. Perfect for fans of Graham Greene's seedier corners or anyone who likes their crime fiction European, cynical, and impossible to put down once the wheels start turning.